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-aire

-aire

a suffix that forms nouns denoting a person characterized by or occupied with that named by the stem, occurring in loanwords from French: concessionaire; doctrinaire; legionnaire; millionaire.

Origin:
< French < Latin -ārius -ary, a learned doublet of the French suffix -ier -eer, -ier2
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-aire is always a great word to know.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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